The steep, cobblestoned streets and cottages on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset -- called "Shaston" in Thomas Hardy's novels -- might see increased tourism in 2014 after the debut of a new film adaptation of "Far From the Madding Crowd."

Camber Sands, the only dune complex in East Sussex, will appear in two major movies coming out in February 2014: "Monuments Men," a World War II epic starring George Clooney, Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett, and "The Invisible Woman," a film about Charles Dickens and his secret paramour, starring Ralph Fiennes and Kristen Scott Thomas.

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The town of Rye (pictured) near Camber Sands and the English Channel is part of a tourist region known as "1066 Country," which includes the Norman Conquest sites of Hastings, Battle and Pevensey.

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The George in Rye, a 34-room boutique hotel, hosted George Clooney and other cast members of "Monuments Men" during its filming in Rye.

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Stratford upon Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, is expected to draw additional visitors April 26-27 with special events in honor of the 450th anniversary of his birth.

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The Royal Shakespeare Company, whose new main theater (pictured) opened in November 2011 after a $200-million-plus renovation, will participate in the Stratford upon Avon Arts Festival May 22-June 1, 2014.

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The Grand Depart of the 2014 Tour de France will take place in Yorkshire July 5-6 and include a stage from York (pictured) to Sheffield.

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Cycling fans and cyclists are expected to throng the Yorkshire countryside that will be featured in the 2014 Tour de France.

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The Lee Valley Velo Park in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will open to the public in March.

Fans of "Downton Abbey" and foodies may want to check out Heckfield Place in Hampshire when it reopens in fall 2014. The 60-bedroom manor house hotel will be reunited with its original 330- acre farm, producing livestock and vegetables, and will include a restaurant to be overseen by chef Skye Gyngell of London’s Petersham Nurseries renown.

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Highclere Castle (pictured) continues to be the centerpiece of "Downton Abbey"-inspired tourism, such as Zicasso's customizable seven-day tours, which depart July 18-Aug. 22, 2014, and include prebooked tickets to the castle for up to six travelers per tour. Other locations on the tours, which start at a regal $4,500 a person, are depicted in the following photos.